Rajai Davis | Outfielder

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Rajai Davis said Monday that he feels fully recovered from last year's groin injury.

He suffered the injury down the stretch last season and had to play through it in October. Davis has been doing preventative exercises all winter in an attempt to avoid something similar in 2015. If he's healthy, the 34-year-old outfielder should again be a solid source of stolen bases. Davis swiped 36 bases in 2014 and 45 bases in 2013. Feb 16 - 3:47 PM

Rajai Davis (groin) said last week that he's "definitely healthy" but "definitely still working to where I expect to be."

Davis was hobbled by a groin ailment late in the regular season and in the playoffs. While the groin is healed, he's worked this winter on strength and flexibility in the area in hopes of preventing future injury. "It was a tough injury," he said. "But I'm thankful I was able to learn a lot through his process and learn how to strengthen the areas I need to strengthen and to help prevent it from ever happening again." Virtually all of Davis' fantasy value is derived from his legs, so it's certainly something to keep an eye on in spring training. Jan 30 - 10:32 AM

Rajai Davis (groin) is not in the lineup for Sunday's Game 3 of the ALDS.

Davis was hoping a day off on Saturday would be enough to get him well enough to return to the lineup, but obviously that's not the case. He will be available off the bench as a pinch-hitter. Don Kelly is in center field Sunday in Davis' place. Sun, Oct 5, 2014 11:15:00 AM

Rajai Davis (groin) will be re-evaluated on Sunday before determining his status for Game 3.

Davis said Saturday that he fully expects to play on Sunday, but the colder weather expected in Detroit is expected to be a concern. Tigers manager Brad Ausmus said that Don Kelly would likely start in center if Davis is unable to give it a go. Sat, Oct 4, 2014 02:16:00 PM

Depth Charts

Miguel Cabrera (foot) took on-field batting practice Monday for the first time this spring.

He's been hitting without pain for a while, but this was his first true live outdoor BP since he arrived at the Tigers' spring training complex. Cabrera is also running at about 75 percent on an anti-gravity treadmill and aiming to get into Grapefruit League games around the middle of March. The Tigers are hoping he'll be fully rehabbed from his foot and ankle surgeries by the beginning of the 2015 regular season.

Victor Martinez (knee) is confident that he will be ready in time for Opening Day.

Martinez is recovering from offseason meniscus surgery in his left knee, but said he should require only two weeks' worth of at-bats to get ready. The slugger led the league in OPS at .974 and in on-base percentage at .407 last season while batting .335 with 103 RBI while cranking out a career-high 32 home runs.

Rondon underwent Tommy John surgery last March and hasn't had any issues in his rehab process. "I feel good," said Rondon. "Really good." The Tigers don't want him going all out right away, so he'll continue to ramp up the intensity as spring training moves along. The Tigers haven't done much to upgrade their bullpen, so Rondon could play a big role this season if healthy.